Have you got a passion for Problem Solving? Technical work? Fault Finding? Leadership?
Join our Southeastern Engineering team as a Depot Delivery Coordinator at Ashford (Kent).
Can you move people? Apply now.
What you’ll do
This is a wide-ranging role, providing first line fault finding for technical defects, and Operational expertise and support as well as team leadership to the outstations engineering shunting teams.
The Operational aspect of the role includes coaching, monitoring and assessment of engineering staff based at outstation locations including competency in DPRP and Isolations. In addition, other duties will include monitoring and reporting depot performance, developing and implementation of workflow process improvements, auditing of cleaning activities, and acting as liaison for Depot/Network rail Engineering works. This role may also include, depending upon the location, team leadership to a team of between 6 and 14 Engineers/Shunter Drivers, shunter driver duties, Yard Movement Coordinator duties, and day-to-day supervision of the location.
The experience you’ll need
To be considered for the role you will need to demonstrate the below in your application.
* IOSH qualification (or working towards)
* Good statistical analysis and numeric skills.
* Leadership and management experience
* Proven ability to communicate and influence
* Good personal organisational skills
* Must have a good level of knowledge of operating procedures and standards
* ILM Level 3 (or working towards)
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software
* Good technical understanding of all rolling stock operated by Southeastern
All successful candidates will need to undertake and pass a full safety critical medical before formal offer. If you have any questions regarding this please do email careers@southeasternrailway.co.uk.
Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Other things to know
* All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).
* This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
* All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
* If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
* a final salary pension
* 24 days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)
We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.
However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.
It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and our team one that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.
Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.
Salary £43,597 rising to £54,498 plus free travel
Frequency Annual
Job Reference seastern/TP/125/2814 - AD/E/006
Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
Closing Date 21 March, 2025
Job Category Service Engineers
Business Unit Engineering
Location Ashford Maintenance Depot, United Kingdom
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